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Security Guards salary in Wisconsin

The median security guards in Wisconsin earns $37,440 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,523 a month.

10th percentile
$30,410
25th percentile
$35,030
Median percentile
$37,440
75th percentile
$46,210
90th percentile
$54,680

Based on 12,030 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,279 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,440
Federal income tax−$2,313
Social Security + Medicare−$2,864
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,984
Monthly take-home$2,523
Every two weeks$1,165

Does it go far here?

$39,790Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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